Global Growth of Private Higher Education - Ashe Higher Education Report, Volume 36, No. 3

Zusammenfassung The growth of private higher education is a global phenomenon. Driven in large measure by the growing demand for education and the inability or unwillingness of the public sector to handle the surge! these new institutions now serve nearly a third of all students in postsecondary education around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Executive Summary. Foreword. Introduction. Significance of Private Higher Education. Choosing the Cases. Organization of the Volume. The Growth of the Private Sector in Mexican Higher Education. Trends in the Higher Education System in Mexico. Frameworks for the Explanation of Growth in Mexico's Private Higher Education. The Demand-Absorbing Subsector as a Powerful Engine of Private Growth Additional Frameworks for Analyzing Demand-Absorbing Institutions. Public Policy Surrounding Private Higher Education. Final Ideas. Chile's Dominant Private Higher Education. Historical Background: From the Teaching State to Freedom of Teaching. Private-Led Growth of Institutions and Enrollments. The Enabling Regulatory Framework. Private Versus Public: Pluralistic Stratification. Current Policy Debate. Private Higher Education in Bulgaria: Making a Difference. The Bulgarian Higher Education System and the Role of Private Higher Education. Expansion of Private Higher Education in Bulgaria. Public Policy Surrounding Private Higher Education. Conclusion. Growth in Kenyan Private Higher Education. Background. Establishment and Growth of Private Universities. Private Provision and Positive Change? Conclusion. Private Higher Education in Dubai: Growing Local Versus Importing Foreign Campuses. Development of Public Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates. Private Higher Education in Dubai: Institutional and Programmatic Overview. Economic Development! Regulation! and Dubai's Private Higher Education Sector. The Role of Private Higher Education in Dubai. Opportunities and Challenges for the Future. Public Policy and the Growth of Private Higher Education in Thailand. The Growth of Private Higher Education and Institutional Diversity. Public Policy Facilitating Private Growth. Conclusion and Trends. Recent Patterns in the Growth of Private Higher Education in the United States. Data and Definitions. Factors at Work Since 1996. National Overview: 1996-2007. Relative Success of Private Institutions of Different Sizes. Enrollment Changes by Type of Institution. Conclusion. The Private Nature of Cross-Border Higher Education. Trends in IBCs. Characteristics of IBCs. Organizational and Financial Models. Regulation and Policy Issues. Sustainability. Conclusion. The Global Growth of Private Higher Education. Regional Overview. Diverse National Cases: Widespread Growth of Private Higher Education. Differentiation in Private Higher Education. Ongoing Growth? Explaining the Growth in Private Higher Education. Notes. References. Name Index. Subject Index. About the Authors. ...

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• Authors: Kevin Levy Aehe Kinser, Kevin/ Levy Aehe/ Kinser, Juan Carlos Silas Casillas, Kevin Kinser, Kevin Levy Kinser, Daniel C. Levy, Juan Carlos Silas
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9780470929780
• ISBN: 978-0-470-92978-0
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: ASHE Higher Education Reports; ASHE Higher Education Reports
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education